Author Topic: Vesikko website  (Read 22677 times)

0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.

UrpoK

  • Guest
Re: Vesikko website
« Reply #15 on: 05 Dec , 2009, 11:32 »
Hi guys,

Last week I got a mail from the production manager of MPM / Special Navy.
He told that the 1/72 Vesikko kit really is in their production plan for 2010.   :)

Timo

Offline Anakin

  • Sir Submarine
  • Lt Cdr
  • *
  • Posts: 220
  • Gender: Male
Re: Vesikko website
« Reply #16 on: 05 Dec , 2009, 12:03 »
Hi guys,

Last week I got a mail from the production manager of MPM / Special Navy.
He told that the 1/72 Vesikko kit really is in their production plan for 2010.   :)

Timo

Hi Timo.

I talked to local model seller and he (Kuivalainen) heard from MPM that the model should be released in the last quarter of 2010.
Quite long waiting...  :)

-Anakin-

UrpoK

  • Guest
Re: Vesikko website
« Reply #17 on: 05 Dec , 2009, 12:47 »
Auts...
Well the good news is that they have not given up the Vesikko kit.
I was already a bit pessimistic.

If the kit comes out in one year I have enough time to complete my IIA.
I build rather slowly. Family man problem, you know.  :-\

Offline Anakin

  • Sir Submarine
  • Lt Cdr
  • *
  • Posts: 220
  • Gender: Male
Re: Vesikko website
« Reply #18 on: 05 Dec , 2009, 13:12 »

I build rather slowly. Family man problem, you know.  :-\


As a single parent i know... Not too much time...

Offline Anakin

  • Sir Submarine
  • Lt Cdr
  • *
  • Posts: 220
  • Gender: Male
Re: Vesikko website
« Reply #19 on: 05 Jan , 2010, 14:40 »
Hey Timo...

Do you have some plans for Vesikko 1/72 kit?  I was thinking maybe a camo painting or so would be cool... But correct me if i

UrpoK

  • Guest
Re: Vesikko website
« Reply #20 on: 06 Jan , 2010, 12:11 »
Hi Anakin,

You are right: the depth charge dropper was installed 1942-43 while Vesikko had black and white splinter camouflage. Dropper is not difficult for a modeler for some scratch experience.

Now I

Offline Anakin

  • Sir Submarine
  • Lt Cdr
  • *
  • Posts: 220
  • Gender: Male
Re: Vesikko website
« Reply #21 on: 12 Jan , 2010, 09:27 »
Hi Timo.

I know the national archive/archive inc. has digitalized micro films with war diaries, plans and info about Finnish submarines (all of them) so i was wondering
have you seen them? I mean the camo painting etc...

http://kronos.narc.fi/aarre/aarre.php?t=aineistot&auktunnus=32817

And if this is familiar to you, is it hard to see this all or even get some copies?

-Anakin-

Offline Anakin

  • Sir Submarine
  • Lt Cdr
  • *
  • Posts: 220
  • Gender: Male
Re: Vesikko website
« Reply #22 on: 24 Sep , 2010, 09:16 »

Another possibility is the 1940 all black colour with big number 5 on both sides of the CT.

In 1941 Vesikko had four color diamond camouflage. I should be also very interesting. But I have to do some digging before I dare to guess how the colors were placed.  ::)

Timo

Hi Timo.

I
« Last Edit: 24 Sep , 2010, 09:32 by Anakin »

Offline billp51d

  • Lt Cdr
  • *
  • Posts: 194
  • Gender: Male
Re: Vesikko website
« Reply #23 on: 24 Sep , 2010, 10:09 »
          Anakin....."Out of the mouths of babes!" (I'm sure it's not just an American expression.)
                                                                                Bill
« Last Edit: 24 Sep , 2010, 20:55 by billp51d »

LE BOSCO

  • Guest
Re: Vesikko website
« Reply #24 on: 24 Sep , 2010, 11:17 »
Hi anakin

congratulation has your son! It's NZSnowman which goes have of the concern :D :D The continuation it is ready

best regards
Nicolas

Offline Anakin

  • Sir Submarine
  • Lt Cdr
  • *
  • Posts: 220
  • Gender: Male
Re: Vesikko website
« Reply #25 on: 24 Sep , 2010, 13:03 »
Thank you for your kind words Sir Bosco.   :)   

Simon, beware... My son is also drawind u-boats... Some U.S. Gato already finished at pre school...    ;D 
Teachers are wondering where my son gets his ideas... Hmmm...  Can

Offline Rokket

  • Administrator
  • *
  • Posts: 2,362
  • Gender: Male
  • Submarine Enthusiast
    • AMP - Accurate Model Parts
Re: Vesikko website
« Reply #26 on: 25 Sep , 2010, 01:53 »
too funny guys! (and great stuff!)
AMP - Accurate Model Parts - http://amp.rokket.biz

Offline Anakin

  • Sir Submarine
  • Lt Cdr
  • *
  • Posts: 220
  • Gender: Male
Re: Vesikko website
« Reply #27 on: 07 Dec , 2010, 10:50 »
It has been quiet for modelling for me...  But Not so quiet to look what is going on and what is coming...
I e-mailed (again) to MPM and asked the releasing date of long waited CV-707 Vesikko.
Here is the answer...

Hello,

We had to postpone this kit due to other products to be released this year.

The plan is to release Vesikko in the spring 2011.

best regards
Jan Hajicek
MPM Production


So the waiting goes on... In the meanwhile... I
« Last Edit: 19 Mar , 2011, 07:41 by Anakin »

Offline Anakin

  • Sir Submarine
  • Lt Cdr
  • *
  • Posts: 220
  • Gender: Male
Re: Vesikko website
« Reply #28 on: 19 Mar , 2011, 08:03 »
Some good news about Vesikko. The War museum is going to invest 350 000 to 450 000 euros to preserve the U-boat. Vesikko is to be raised about 40cm more to prevent seawater corrosion.
The outer hull parts (some of them) will be replaced. Also the interior will be painted. The work starts after summer season when she will be hoised up slowly. The hoisting should last 2 or 3 days. 
The preservation should be finished in the spring of 2013 when is the Vesikkos 80th birthday fair.

I hope they also re-built the periscope and ct to the shape she looked at the 30

Offline NZSnowman

  • Admiral4
  • *
  • Posts: 2,419
  • Gender: Male
  • U-1308
    • U-1308 - Wikipedia
Re: Vesikko website
« Reply #29 on: 19 Mar , 2011, 12:40 »
That great news!!!  :) :)